British Dialects
Would it be easy for a Brit, say, from London to be able to distinguish someone from...
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Pannekoeken
In another newsgroup, I've been involved in a discussion with a poster from Belgium...
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ESL, How To Speak And Learn English Language
How to speak and learn English language! Here are some tips which may help you...
British 'RP' Accent
Hi, I've been reading about the history of the English language and have come across...
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Hamid Karzai's Accent
I heard him interviewed on the radio this morning and had a startling thought he...
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Americans: Is This A Perfect Accent?
To my British ears, this woman woman has achieved a native-like American accent,...
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Eye-Talian
I heard someone pronounce the word "Italian" like "eye-talian". I couldn't figure...
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Diphthongs, Syllables, And Metrical Beats
To my consternation, my comprehension of the concepts listed in the subject line...
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Ulster Accents
Sorry, still too immersed in offspring feminist-sociobiology-question-mark assessed...
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Edgy Hip-Hop Advertising (Re: I'm Feeling...
A year or so ago, someone asked me about rap ... the moment. I told her "I'M FEELING...
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"Extra Curricula" Or "Extracurricular...
Need help again. I'm wondering, which one is correct. Basically, I always use the...
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Darling Kate
Katherine Hepburn, born May 12, 1907 in Hartford, Connecticut. Does anyone in Hartford...
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A Foreigner's Question On British Pronunciation
Hello. I've heard (say, in some British songs) the following pronunciation: the vowel...
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PIP And PINP
PIPs pronounce neither "pin" nor "pen" as /pIn/ or /pEn/, instead using a vowel between...
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The American Accent?
Hi, Learning English is my hobby .I think my level is intermediate now ,so do you...
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Which One Is Closer To General American...
Hi, I heard that "Water" has two different pronounciations in America, "Wa-ter"...
Top Ten Most Trusted Accents In The UK...
#1 Yorkshire - 'Ee ba gum!' #2 London accent - 'Cor blimey, bloomin' 'eck!' ... #9...
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At Last! The Quarter Colon
We have waited long but not in vain: [link] "The International Grammar Standards...
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Welsh Accent (To Be More Precise, Tom...
I've been away from this forum for a while, and meantime I've enrolled for a five...
American Slang
Hi friends, I cant understand the accent while watching american movies. Could you...
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